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S. A. CORNELL. WORK TABLE.

N0. 490,473. Patented Jan. 24, 1893.

Unrrnn STATES STEPHEN AUGUSTUS CORNELL,

WORK- OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,473, dated January24, 1893.

Application filed June 2, 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN AUGUSTUS CORNELL, of Grand Rapids, in thecounty of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Work-Tables; and I do hereby declare that thefollowingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention is an improved table for family use, and its objects areto provide a table with ironing boards, seam-pressing bar, foldingleaves, and various other features which will make it highly serviceablein an ordinary household, several of the parts being so connected to thetable that they can be folded thereunder and concealed.

To these ends the. invention consists in the novel construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings by letters of reference markedthereon.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the table, with leaves raised and theskirt, bosom, and sleeve ironing boards, adjusted for use. Fig. 2 is aview of the underside of table, with leaves extended and the bosom andsleeve boards folded. Fig. 3 is a broken detail side elevation of table,showing the skirt board folded, and the seam pressing bar raised. Fig. 4is a detail side view, and Fig. 4: is a longitudinal sectional view, ofthe sleeve boards folded. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the skirtboard folded. Fig. 6 is a detail end view of the table showing the partsclosed. Figs. 7 and 8 and 9 and 10 are details.

In the drawings A represents the fixed top of the table, supported onfour legs B, rigidly connected to the top, and to each other by sidebars O, O, and end bars 0, c and D, d, are the hinged side leaves, allthese parts being substantially like those of an ordinary leaf table.

E, e, are movable bars lying side by side centrally of and beneath top Aand connected by a tongue and groove on their adjoining edges as shown.Each bar projects at one end through an opening in a side bar 0 and isadapted to be drawn outward underneath the adjoining table leaf, whenthe latter is Serial No. 435,324. (Modeh) raised, to uphold it. 'Theleaf D is hinged in such manner that when raised, a space is leftbetween the adjoining edges of said leaf and top, this space is occupiedby the seam pressing bar F and its supports. Bar F is shorter than thetop, and one end is hinged to the end of an arm f which is pivoted by ascrew or pin f to the table, and the other endof bar F is upheld by anarm F one end of which is hinged to the underside of the bar, and theother end is pivoted to the edge of the table top as shown in Fig. 3. Bylifting bar F vertically the arms are raised and sustain the bar asindicated in Fig. 3, supporting it in a horizontal position above thetop in a convenient position for use in pressing seams, or

it may be used as a rack upon which to support articles. When the bar islowered the arm F lies end to end with it and together they fill out thespace between the edge of top A and leaf D, so that the table presentsan unbroken surface.

F is a block for upholding the end of bar F when lowered. I

G is the skirt ironing board, adapted to fit the end and form acontinuation of leaf D. This skirt board is roughly triangular incontour, and its inner end is provided with dowel pins G adapted toentercorresponding sockets in either end of the leaf D.

g is an iron rod loosely secured to the undersurface of the skirt boardby staples or in other manner, so that it can move slightly 8 5longitudinally thereof and its projecting end is provided with a hook gadapted to engage a keeper 9 one of which is secured to each end andunderside of leaf D. The slot in the keeper stands at nearly rightangles to the leaf so that board G has to be turned trans- .Verse to theleaf in order to permit the hook to engage with the keeper and whenturned back parallel with the leaf the hook is locked in the keeper. Theboard is then pushed to- 5 ward the leaf causing pins G to enter thesockets therein and thereby retain the board in proper position on theleaf. A pivoted catch G is attached to the underside of board G and isadapted to be turned so as to catch too the hooked end of the rod g, asshown in Fig.

2 and prevent the board G from disengaging from the leaf. A pair ofconnected sliding supports H, H, are attached to the underside and ateach end of the leaf and are adapted to be slid outward beneath theboard G to uphold the same. These supports II are formed of woodenstrips connected together by a rod and upheld by fixed pieces H Hattached to the leaf, the strips being supported on the pieces by tongueand groove connections as indicated.

From the drawings and foregoing description it will be apparent that theskirt board can be attached to either end of the leaf and when not inuse it is folded under the leaf as indicated in Fig. 3, being upheld bythe hooked bar and one of two catches h, h, pivoted to the underside ofthe leaf as shown. XVhen leaf D is used as an ironing board toadditionally support it, I use the detachable leg I which is provided atits upper end with a hook catch that can be engaged with either of twokeepers t 71, secured to the edge of leaf D near the ends thereof asshown. When the skirt board is not used, this leg can be folded beneaththe edge of the leaf, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 7.

J designates a bosom board of ordinary shape pivoted at one end betweenthe extremities of two sliding bars j, 7, which play throughcorresponding slots 0' c in one end board 0 and their inner ends areconnected by a transverse bar j which limits the outward move-- mentthereof. hen the bosom board is to be used, itis drawn outward and thefree end thereof raised and laid over the end of the top as shown inFig. 1, an inclined notch A being made in the upper edge of the top toaccommodate the board, and a pair of notches A being made in the loweredge to accominodate the bars 3'. By this construction the bosom boardis firmly supported in an inclined position upon the end of table, andcan be easily moved outto facilitate the putting on or taking off anyarticle to be ironed. WVhen not in use the bosom board is folded betweenthe bars j and slid therewith under the top, a slot 0 being made in theend board to accommodate it.

The sleeve boards K, k, are both hinged at one end to a block Lwhichisin turn pivoted to one leaf of a hinge Z, by which said block ishinged to the extremity of a section M of a folding connection formed oftwo strips M, m, hinged together at one end, and the extremity of theinner strip m is pivoted to a movable transverse bar N which issupported by tongues and grooves between and by the side bars O, O, ofthe table, so that the sleeve boards can be slid to either end of thetable.

In using the boards the strips are unfolded, and the sleeve boardsturned up over the edge of table and upon the top thereof, as indicatedin Fig. l in any convenient position. As block L is swiveled to hinge Z,either of the two sleeve boards, which are different in size or form canbe turned uppermost for use. Either board can be turned on its hinge tofacilitate the slipping on or off of an article to be pressed.

hen not in use the sleeve boards are folded upon each. other, andtogether folded upon or beneath section M which is then folded upon orbeneath section m, and the parts locked in such folded position by ahook M as shown in Fig. at. The outer edge of leaf (1 may be beveled andmarked off to form a measure and hooks 00 may be attached to the end oftable to support a folding rack as inclicated in the drawings.

In the foregoing description it will be seen that I have a tableespecially useful to tailors, or dressmakers, and in the laundry, inaddition to its ordinary uses, and that several of the parts thereof arereadily adjustable and can be folded into small compass and hidden whennot in use.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent thereon is;-

1. The combination with the table of the skirt board removably attachedthereto, the sliding supports for said board, and the rod and pivotedcatch for locking it in position, when the supports are adjustedthereunder substantially as described.

2. The combination of the table with the skirt board, the rod looselyconnected to said board and adapted to engage a keeperon the table, andthe catch for locking said board to the table substantially asspecified.

3. The combination of the table and the bars sliding thereunder, withthe bosom board pivoted to the outer end of said bars, and foldingtherewith, and adapted to be turned over the edge of table when the barsare drawn out, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The combination of the table having notches in its end, and a slottedend bar; with the pair of bars sliding through said end bar, and thebosom board pivoted to the outer ends of said bars and adapted to beturned over the edge of table and rest thereupon in one of the notchesthereof, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the table, the folding connection slidablyattached thereto, the block attached to the outer end of the secondmember of said connection and the sleeve board attached to said block,substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. The combination of the table, the folding connection attachedthereto, the block secured to said connection by a swivel and hingejoint, and the pair of sleeve pressing boards hinged to said block, allconstructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

7. The combination of the table, a seam pressing bar, an arm hinged toone end of the bar and pivoted to the edge of the table adapted to forma continuation of the bar when the latter is lowered, andan arm hingedto the underside of bar near its other end also pivoted to table,substantially as described.

8. The combination of the table, its folding leaf, the presser baradapted to lie between the adjoining edges of the table top and leafwhen folded, and the supports for said bar connected thereto and to thetable, one of said supports being constructed to form a con- 10tinuation of the bar, so that the table top is unbroken when the leaf isextended and the presser bar closed,val1 constructed and arranged tooperate substantially as described. In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two I 5witnesses.

STEPHEN AUGUSTUS CORNELL. Witnesses:

H. B. HUSTON, A. M. HUSTON.

